This is not so much an "A is for apple, ant, aardvark" book as a book for children about the Navy organized alphabetically. It is not particularly suitible for learning the alphabet. It does have the alphabet in Maritime Flags, Semaphore, and the phoenetica alphabet. The pictures are nice, though some are obviously altered. The blurb for each letter is informative enough for older kids (8-10) while simple enough for younger kids (4-5). ( )